David Ortiz homer denies Tampa Bay Rays the perfect ten

David Ortiz denied Tampa Bay Rays the perfect ten with his game-winning three-run homer to lead his Boston Red Sox side to a 3-2 victory at Tropicana Field on Sunday.

The result halted the Rays nine-game winning streak while simultaneously stopping the Red Sox’s five-game slide.

In a game which had chances few and far between, Ortiz made the most of a loose pitch from Chris Archer in the third inning.

With runners on first and second and Ortiz at 3-2, the pitch needed to be perfect, but Archer’s normally reliant change-up pitch failed him big time.

Instead of fading down and away from Ortiz, it stayed true and was promptly dispatched into the stands in right field.

Ortiz was the coolest man inside Tropicana Field as he watched his hit sail into the enthused fans. He flicked his bat back towards the Red Sox bench and calmly jogged around the bases with a wry smile on his face.

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